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Visteon to demonstrate technologies for improving driver awareness

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2008 – The busy streets of Las Vegas will prevent Visteon Corporation (NYSE:
VC) from conducting actual ride-and-drive demonstrations of its driver awareness technologies during the 2008 International Consumer Electronics Show. But they won’t stop the global automotive supplier from giving show visitors a firsthand look at how technologies such as blind spot monitoring and lane drift warning can help improve driving proficiency.

Demonstrations and discussions on Visteon’s driver awareness technologies will take place
continuously at Visteon’s CES booth, located in the Central Plaza, CP7, outside the Las Vegas
Convention Center. CES runs through Jan. 10.

“The Visteon technologies help make drivers more cognizant of their surroundings,” explained Steve
Meszaros, vice president of Visteon electronics. “We recognize that the increasing content drivers bring into the vehicle – such as consumer electronic devices – can add complexity to the driving experience. We strive to help drivers manage their information processing capability, and our Driver Awareness Systems are one way to accomplish that.”

The Visteon driver awareness technologies alert drivers to oncoming obstacles with timely warnings; such alerts can help improve a driver’s reaction time and possibly help to avoid a collision.

Visteon's blind spot monitoring system scans the vehicle's surroundings and alerts drivers of objects (vehicles) in a zone (blind spot) on either side of the vehicle. When an object, such as a motorcycle or another vehicle, is in the “alert zone,” an icon is displayed on the corresponding side view mirror. This Visteon system will be available to consumers in 2008.

Visteon technologies, including blind spot monitoring, lane drift warning, zone based lane change
merge, forward collision and curve speed warning, play an important role in the Integrated Vehicle-
Based Safety System (IVBSS) Program – a U.S. Department of Transportation vehicle safety initiative. This initiative involves building and field testing integrated crash warning systems designed to reduce rear-end, lane change and roadway departure collisions on light vehicles and heavy commercial trucks.

IVBSS, is a cooperative agreement with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
the ITS Joint Program Office (JPO) of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal
Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The program will develop integrated, advanced
technologies in passenger cars and commercial heavy-duty trucks that can help drivers avoid crashes.

Visteon’s integrated system will warn drivers when they are about to leave the roadway, are in danger of colliding with another vehicle while attempting a lane change, or are at risk of colliding with the vehicle in front of them. This system will help to address the crash types that account for 67 percent of all motor vehicle crashes in the U.S.

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